Military Pay Technician (GS-5) at Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

Wheaton; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization that plays a crucial role in supporting military service members. This position involves reviewing and processing financial documents, ensuring accuracy, and managing automated systems related to pay entitlements. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance or accounting, along with attention to detail and the ability to work with complex financial transactions. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to contribute to the financial well-being of service members while working in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about finance and committed to excellence, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Must have related financial experience or a financial degree.
• Combination of education and experience must meet qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and process pay authorization documents for military service members.
• Verify accuracy and completeness of documents from support units.
• Correct erroneous transactions in automated systems.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Document Review

Automated Systems Management

Attention to Detail

Education

Degree in Finance

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Management

Degree in Actuarial Science

Tools

Automated Financial Systems

Job description

This is NOT a remote work opportunity. The position is located at Indianapolis, IN.

Duties

• Reviews a variety of pay authorization documents, determines entitlements and amounts, and processes a wide variety of pay entitlement actions which start, stop and adjust payments made to military service members.
• Receives and verifies accuracy and completeness of documents from support units and other activities.
• Determines entitlement to pay and allowances and whether collection action is required.
• Corrects erroneous transactions within the automated systems through well-established procedural methods and prints daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Reviews a wide variety of completed pay actions which have been rejected from the automated system.

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Background or Security Investigation - Position Sensitivity and Security Levels may vary and is dependent upon position being filled.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959).
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Please note, this is NOT a 100% virtual/remote position where work may be performed from any location in the US. This position is eligible for local telework near the duty station of the position, subject to management review and approval.

Qualifications

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense. Qualified application packages may be referred to management at various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applications received. Selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period.

Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification requirements. Substitution of a combination of education and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally satisfy the DHA qualification requirement.

To be hired at the GS-05 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-04) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: performing financial duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures to include reviewing documents for accuracy and inputting financial/accounting information into an automated system and correcting invalid/incorrect transactions.

Education

GS-05 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. A percentage of the education (which is directly related to the work of the position being filled) and experience which when combined totals 100% of the necessary education and experience to qualify for this position.

For more information or to apply visit: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/811936500